Saturday 31 March 2012

Barclays Premier League Results for the 31st Mar 2012

Aston Villa       2-4       Chelsea 
Collins 77′              Sturridge 9′ 
Lichaj 80′               Ivanovic 51′, 83′
                              Torres 90′  
Ref:Ref Mason 
Att: 34,740 


Everton     2-0   West Brom 
McAuley (og) 18′ 
Anichebe 68′ 
 Ref:Peter Walton 
Att: 32,051 

Fulham    2-1       Norwich   
Dempsey 2′ 
Duff 13′                Wilbraham 77′ 
 Ref:Anthony Taylor 
Att: 25,700


Man City         3-3          Sunderland 
Balotelli (pen) 43′, 85′         Larsson 31′, 55′
Kolarov 86′                        Bendtner 45′


 Ref:Phil Dowd
 Att: 47,007 


 QPR       2-1      Arsenal
Diakite 66′            Walcott 37′
Taarabt 22′


 Ref:Mike Dean
 Att: 18,033 


 Wigan    2-0       Stoke  
Alcaraz 54′ Moses 90′
Ref: Clattenburg
 Att: 19,786 


Wolves   2-3         Bolton
 Jarvis 88′               Petrov (pen) 63′
 Kightly 53′            Alonso 80′
                             Davies 84′
 Ref: Jonathan Moss 
Att: 25,215

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


31st Mar 2012


Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho may raid former club Chelsea for promising keeper Thibaut Courtois who is on loan at Atletico Madrid.
Rio Ferdinand is considering a lucrative offer to join Nicolas Anelka in China when his Manchester United contract expires in 2013.
Salomon Kalou has told Chelsea he will only sign a new contract if he can play in a central role. AC Milan plan to snap up the Ivory Coast international on a free transfer if the Blues cannot persuade him to extend his current deal that expires this summer.
Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are all interested in a cut-price £6m move for Athletic Bilbao winger Markel Susaeta. 
The agent of Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez,  who has been linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, has admitted there is a concrete offer from an English Premier League team for his client.

Bayern Munich have joined the race to sign Benfica midfielder Nico Gaitan,  who is also a Manchester United target.
Michael Owen believes he can score the goals on his return from injury to fire Manchester United to the Premier League title.
QPR ran up debts of £56.1m and lost an average of almost £500,000-a-week before Tony Fernandes's takeover last summer.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits he is powerless to stop playmaker Luka Modric leaving.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is "confident" of signing up key players Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott to new contracts beyond next season.
Pavel Pogrebnyak is set to snub interest from several other Premier League clubs in favour of joining Fulham permanently, after manager Martin Jol revealed talks have begun.
Arsenal's Mikel Arteta has said that it is unfair to compare him to fellow Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas who left north London for Barcelona in the summer.
Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller has opened talks on a new contract at the Britannia Stadium as he enters the final eight games of his current deal.
Wolves midfielder Karl Henry acknowledges the club is "running out of time" to secure their Premier League survival ahead of Saturday's game against Bolton Wanderers.
The Metropolitan Police want all London teams to play away from the capital during the Paralympics from 29 August-9 September because they plan to concentrate the vast majority of their resources on the games.



Friday 30 March 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


30th Mar 2012



Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners are ready to sanction an £80m world-record transfer fee and a salary of between £400,000 and £500,000 a week to land Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.
Three former Chelsea managers are plotting raids on the club. Fernando Torres is a £45m target for Guus Hiddink's Anzhi Makhachkala, Carlo Ancelotti wants Ashley Cole at Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, coached by Jose Mourinho, are eyeing Raul Meireles.
Torres' agent has hinted that the Spanish striker could be tempted by a move to Serie A side Roma.
Chelsea are ready to make a £35m bid for Real Madrid's Angel di Maria. The Argentina winger is seeking to double his £40,000 a week wages.
Juventus want to muscle in on this summer's anticipated auction for Napoli striker Edinson Cavani. Manchester City and Chelsea both want to sign the Uruguay international.Full story: talkSPORT
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill wants a reunion with Gabriel Agbonlahor and Richard Dunne, both of whom he managed at Aston Villa.
Big-spending La Liga side Malaga plan to scupper Manchester United's attempts to land Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen.
Arsenal striker Carlos Vela wants to stay at Real Sociedad when his loan spell finishes at the end of the season.
West Brom are keen on signing Ghanaian midfielder Derek Boateng. The player wants to leave his current club FC Dnipro in Ukraine, after a reported race row with an opponent earlier this month.
Tottenham will turn to Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers if Harry Redknapp is appointed England boss.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has publicly expressed his admiration for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, saying that he is "definitely one of the best in the Premier League".
Mancini and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli have patched up their differences following a training ground bust-up on Wednesday.

Injury-hit Bolton Wanderers may turn to Josh Vela, who is yet to make a first-team appearance, against Wolves because they are so short of midfielders.


Thursday 29 March 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


29th Mar 2012



Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh is a £6m target for Paris Saint-Germain. Fiorentina and his former club Bordeaux are also interested.
QPR striker Bobby Zamora is not looking for a move to West Ham, according to the player's agent.
Chelsea and Tottenham will have to dig deep if they want to prise unsettled winger Milos Krasic away from Juventus, according to the player's agent.
Spurs are considering pulling the plug on their attempts to sign on-loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent basis from Manchester City.
Blackburn manager Steve Kean was in France on Wednesday night watching Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac.
Pearce is stepping up preparations to to lead England into Euro 2012 by sending letters to all the players who might be in contention for a place in the 23-man squad, which has to be named in two months' time
West Brom technical director Dan Ashworth is the shock name on the Football Association's list of candidates to become the man to shape the future of English football as technical director at its National Football Centre in Burton, St George's Park.
Alan Shearer has written off Newcastle's Champions League hopes - despite claiming they have overachieved this season. Alan Pardew's side are sixth in the Premier League table, but former Magpies striker Shearer does not believe they are ready for a place at European football's top table.
Chelsea have reportedly made a fresh approach for Stamford Bridge hero Gianfranco Zola to join the club's backroom staff.
Salomon Kalou has said Chelsea can win the Champions League after he scored the only goal of the game in Lisbon to beat Benfica in their quarter-final first leg.
Kalou said he was warned by former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas that he would not play for Chelsea again unless he signed a new contract.
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has warned current Reds boss Kenny Dalglish he must win the title to be considered a success at Anfield.
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has been urged to ignore Sir Alex Ferguson's attempts to get into his head, by the Manchester United manager's old foe Rafa Benitez.
Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has admitted he suffered flashbacks to Fabrice Muamba's sudden collapse when he returned to White Hart Lane for Tuesday night's FA Cup replay against Tottenham.





Wednesday 28 March 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news


All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


28th Mar 2012



Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to clear out his fringe players, which are currently costing the club £23m a year in wages, to fund a summer spending spree. Among those set to go are Andrey Arshavin, Marouane Chamakh and Nicklas Bendtner.
Juventus are lining up a bid for Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles, according to reports in his native Portugal. They are willing to offer around £9m for the player.
Manchester City are set to swoop for Barcelona defender Adriano. The full-back, who has failed to command a regular first-team place, is also wanted by Bayern Munich and Juventus.
Borussia Dortmund are lining up a summer move for Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko who is unhappy with his limited starts.
Manchester United are eyeing summer moves for Eden Hazard,  and and Athletic Bilbao's midfielder Javi Martinez, with the duo expected to command a joint fee of around £55m.
Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar has been offered the chance to return to Spain in the summer with Valencia. Carlos would be available on a free transfer as he is out of contract at the end of the season.
Newcastle face a fight to hold on to top scorer Demba Ba with some of Europe's richest clubs prepared to offer the striker a huge payday.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's advisers have opened dialogue with Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to establish his intentions at the end of the season.
France boss Laurent Blanc has been offered £9m a year to take over as Chelsea manager.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is in line for a significant pay rise at Arsenal this summer.
Manchester City's strikeforce could be facing a £100m overhaul this summer if their away-goal drought carries on.
Chelsea could have signed Eden Hazard when he was just 17, if they had acted on the advice of agent Guy Hillion, who recommended the Lille winger to the club.

Tuesday 27 March 2012

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying


27th Mar 2012



Manchester City are ready to listen to offers for striker Edin Dzeko, which has alerted both Juventus and Real Madrid. The striker cost city £27m last summer.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to reinforce the holding midfield position with Rennes' Yann M'Vila,   and Lucas Biglia,   on his radar.
Goalkeeper Ben Foster is in the middle of an increasingly heated tug of war between West Brom, who want to buy him, and current club Birmingham City.
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says he will have to try and sign more "gems" like Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye if they are to continue to compete with the Premier League's elite.
Aston Villa target Bas Dost  is set to snub interest from Alex McLeish's side after labelling them "not very good". The Dutch striker has scored 23 times for Heerenveen this season.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is planning a £12m bid for Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, as Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen prepare to leave Old Trafford.
Tranmere Rovers defender Danny Holmes is wanted by Rangers and Celtic as well as Liverpool. The player was released by Rovers before he had a spell in the League of Wales.
France coach Laurent Blanc could become the highest-paid manager in Britain if he is interested in taking charge of Chelsea.
Didier Drogba faces a Benfica backlash tonight after being filmed mocking the Portuguese giants by Chelsea TV, as he apparently quaked with fear when the Champions League draw was made.
Chelsea will consider lobbying the Football Association to have their FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham or Bolton brought forward 48 hours should they progress in the Champions League.
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is ready to hand Carlos Tevez his first start since September on Saturday.
Midfielder Gareth Barry and assistant manager David Platt say Manchester City cannot afford another slip-up in the title race.
Defender Sam Ricketts has revealed that the Bolton players were worried sick about friend and team-mate Fabrice Muamba.
Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner has scored three goals in his last five matches - despite not being able to see thanks to his mask.

Monday 26 March 2012

Barclays Premier League Result for the 26th Mar 2012

Man Utd      1-0      Fulham
 Rooney 42′

 Ref:Mike Oliver 
Att: 75,570

Cristiano Ronaldo could be on is way back to the Premier League

Roman Ambramovich is putting down a serious offer to lure Ronaldo to the Bridge this summer. It could be part of a double deal worth nearly £55m. Ronaldo had hinted he wants to come back to the premier league and they had even been talk of him making a remarkable come back to Old Trafford, either way I know all Premier League fans will welcome him back.
 

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news

All the latest Premier League gossip and transfer news, you can use the links to go to the news paper or media which published the story, this will be a daily round up of what the papers have been saying

26th Mar 2012



Chelsea are planning an £80m bid to snap up Real Madrid pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain. Owner Roman Abramovich is also considering an £58.5m move for Napoli duo Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi.
The Blues are ready to take on Tottenham in the race to lure the highly sought-after Eden Hazard away from French club Lille this summer, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City also keen on the Belgium international.
Martin Jol has revealed he may have to sell Fulham's best players in the summer - but insists he can find the right young replacements to fill their places.
Norwich manager Paul Lambert is ready to make a bid for Nottingham Forest pair Chris Gunter and Garath McCleary as he looks to build on the Canaries' impressive Premier League form next season.
PSV Eindhoven winger Dries Mertens is set to snub interest from Liverpool and head to Bayern Munich instead.
Former Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is not ruling out a dramatic return to Molineux this season to help his former charges beat the drop.
Rio Ferdinand may be set for a new contract at Manchester United as he overcomes injury problems to return to form for Sir Alex Ferguson's title-chasers.
Full story: The Times  (subscription required)
Rio Ferdinand could take a £50,000-a-week wage cut.
Watching from his hospital bed, Fabrice Muamba saw his Bolton team-mates beat Blackburn Rovers from a recording of Match of the Day on Sunday.
Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia hopes Carlos Tevez does not mark his return for Manchester City with a goal in the derby against his former club.
Winger Scott Sinclair has pledged his future to Swansea despite being linked to Liverpool.
Everton captain Phil Neville believes his time with the Toffees will be a failure if they do not win a trophy as David Moyes's side prepare for their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Sunderland on Tuesday.